Day 454

Meanwhile I am back from Switzerland in Germany. I left Dresden, where I spend the last months and went back to an area close to Lueneburg in the north of Germany, where a lot of alternative people are living. A few kilometers away is Gorleben a place where the atomic waste is “stored”. More than 20 years ago people protested against this storage place and moved in this area.  The landscape and nature in this area called Wendland is beautiful.

I am happy now to live together with some people in the nature. Great to have silence.

I do not have to tell much more. Life is going on. The beard is part of me and the reactions of people are more or less the same. Some don´t care, others are wondering or staring. In this area of germany people seem to be more tolerant for people who are “different”.

Impressions from Luzern

Advertisment in the streets of Luzern…….

Luzern Day 421 and 422

These days we are in Luzern. I did not see much more than the surrounding of the hotel and the modern railwaystation. During the last weeks traveling I had most of the time to be with the kid on the playgrounds and be the teacher. So I did not really have much time to see a lot from the places we visited.

Yesterday we went for a swim in the sea. There is a public beach, which is full of the shit of the birds living there. This was so disgusting, that I do not want to go swimming in the lake again. The other day we I went swimming from the pedalboat and that was great. The water clear and no shit around.

While walking to the beach we passed the fair, that is just being build up next to the KKL where the artists have their performance. Yesterday it was completely sold out. 

VW in Biel

Wonderful old VW in Biel.

Sweets in Switzerland

Sweets in Switzerland ….

Biel meeting kids on a playground….

In Biel on the playground of a school the kids stared at me. They spoke french and asked me why I do have a beard and why I do not shave.

My answer did not quite satisfy them. And they told me that in school they would learn that women do not have a beard and that it does not exist. I told them that there are more women with beards, but the girl I was talking to did not accept my answer and told me that this does not exist.

So the kid believes his teachers and the schoolbooks. And me I am not real! Perhaps it thought I am pretending, telling a lie…don´t know. It seemed impossible for this girl that a woman with a beard exists.

Later I played with one of the girls ball. Other were curious and joined in until we played with more than 10 girls with the ball. Some left, after they had seen enough, others were called by the teacher. The kids were around 8 and 9 years old.

Bern

I am now in Bern. Travelling with the group of artists from the tour of Ursus and Nadeshkin. I am the teacher and nanny for one of the kids of an artist travelling with the group. So I have the honour to be close to the artists. Yesterday I saw the show and it is really phantastic. So if you are in Switzerland go to one of the performances.

Artists of the Tour “Perlen und Freaks” in Switzerland

These are some Videos of the artists, being on Tour with Ursus and Nadeshkins “Perlen und Freaks” (Perls and Freaks) in Switzerland this autum.

From the Clowns BP Zoom I was not able to set the Video into the page.  On Daily Motion there is a video with the title: “a wonderful world.”

The first video here shows Morgan from France juggling.

The second shows Valerie Inertie with the huge ring …I don´t know the name. When she was performing my mouth stood open…she is amazing…..

Duo Iroshnikow is amazing too….

Hilty und Bosch are doing breakdance: “Locking” and this simultaniously…

Annamateur mit Anna Maria Scholz, Stefan Braun und Reentko Dirks …are great I did put links already before……

Ursus und Nadeschkin are moderating the show…..there are more videos on you tube..

Basel

These are some pics from Basel. I like it here. Feels good.

The atmosphere is nice. Some nice old houses and there is a museum for puppets. The animalpicture is from the window there…..I walked along the shopping street of the center….and entered some shops. It is more expensive than germany.

Day 405 Train to Basel

With the night train I went to Basel last night. When I opened the compartment to the sleepingwagon for women, the two ladies inside told me that this compartment is only for ladies. I answered I am a lady and entered! They both did not ask any questions, even later I was talking with one of them for a while. And I did not want to give any explanations about myself without them asking.

Since I read about CAIS I was smiling inside of me. A woman that looks like a woman but is geneticaly a man, would be allowed in the womens compartment. A person looking like a man but being a women inside would be excluded. What a mess…all these gender boxes! What a crazy world that needs to divide into men and women…..white and black….will it ever be possible to just see a human being as a human being?!